Psychological interventions and the immune system: A meta-analytic review and critique

Health Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 47-63

  Miller, Gregory E ^a,c   Cohen, Sheldon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Immune function; Psychological intervention; Psychological stress; Psychoneuroimmunology; Stress management

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONDITIONING; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOMODULATION; MENTAL STRESS; META ANALYSIS; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 0035174666     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.20.1.47     Document Type: Article

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